POWER OF ATTORNEY
Known all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Randle Rose the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to: (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer of MCGRATH RENTCORP (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder; (2) do and perform any and
all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, including
any electronic filing thereof, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-
in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-
in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of 	__November 29______, 2011.

Signature 	__/s/  John P Skenesky______________________
Print Name	John P Skenesky

_/s/ Kathleen P Knight_________________________
Witness: Kathleen P Knight




sf-2335020 v1
 Attorney to be
executed as of 	__November 29______, 2011.

Signature 	__/s/  John P Skenesky___